Sen. Jim Bunning (
-Kentucky) In Office - Earmarks Requested
Alternate Name: Jim Bunning
* Earmarks requested by the president are not included in the member and state rankings to better reflect political power. This follows the methodology used by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
| Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 | Number | Cost |
| Solo Earmarks | 35 | $21,007,200 |
| With Other Members | 53 | $120,708,375 |
| All Congressional | 87 | $133,215,575 |
| All Sponsored Earmarks | 88* | $141,715,575* |
| Earmark Details | Year | Description (Bill) |
Amount (desc) |
Additional Sponsors | Locations | Receiving Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2009 |
Freedom Fuels/Coal Fuels Alliance (Defense) |
$3,200,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Unknown Location | |
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2008 |
Project FORTITUDE (Defense) |
$2,400,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Unknown Location | |
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2008 |
SIlicon Carbide Armor Manufacturing Initiative (Defense) |
$2,400,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Unknown Location | |
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2009 |
Human Resource Command Training (Defense) |
$2,000,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Fort Knox, Kentucky | |
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2009 |
Silicon Carbide Armor Manufacture Initiative (Defense) |
$2,000,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Unknown Location | |
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2009 |
Supercritical Water Oxidation, Bluegrass Army Depot (Defense) |
$1,700,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Richmond, Kentucky | |
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2008 |
Microclimate Cooling Systems (Defense) |
$1,600,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Unknown Location | |
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2010 |
Brescia University, Owensboro, KY, for education programs including the purchase of equipment (Labor-HHS-Education) |
$500,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Owensboro, Kentucky | Brescia University |
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2010 |
City of Hyden, KY, for construction and development of a community wellness facility to serve southeastern Kentucky (Transportation-Housing and Urban Development) |
$500,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Hyden, Kentucky | City of Hyden, Ky. |
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2010 |
Boyle County Fiscal Court; Danville.KY, For upgrades to current building and infrastructure in Boyle County (Transportation-Housing and Urban Development) |
$500,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Danville, Kentucky | Boyle County, Ky. Fiscal Court |
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